Just to touch base

Nothing really new going on on the weasly front (knock on wood)

Meelo is doing well--healing up fantastically from surgery. A week ago I found some enlarged lymph nodes on him --freaked out and brought him the vet. She also was concerned about them--but, she did an Albumin on him and it was normal--add that to the fact that he is not ACTING sick, I was kind of reassured and we will just keep a close eye on him--he is already on pred anyway. I am going to bring him in once a month for a few months to have him (and his albumin) checked and then we will work from there.

Right now I have 13 ferrets in the house--I have more fosters then personal guys (and that hasn't happened since the OH guys at the inception of this blog)

My guys are:
Coyle, Latte, Tempe, Meelo, Henri and Mari

Fosters are: Freckles (long term behavioral) You all know about the Freckles!

Al (long term/hospice) He was returned to us to someone who we had believed was a responsible owner (that we had adopted to) She brought him to the Rabies clinic, but he was really skinny and having diarrea so we didn't vaccinate him and told her to bring him to the vet. Months later, she askes Diane if she can watch him for the weekend (after never having brought him to the vet) and now he was even sicker and skinnier. She acted like her heart was breaking leaving him for the weekend--called once to check on him and then never called again. At that point, we had already decided she wasn't getting him back, so we didn't follow up with her. There was about a week there when I didn't think he was going to make it. Well, 5 minutes ago, he was just dancing and dooking with Henry--but, I think he's still a little delicate, so he's not going anywhere.

Prissy: came in with another ferret from the MSCPA--she was really thin and not eating--she was also having insulinomic seizures. I nursed both her and Lovey (Lovey seeming to be in better shape) after about a week, Lovey just seemed really off and I rushed her to the vet--she had a perforation in her abdomen--nobody knew why or how and I had to let her go to the Bridge. In the meantime--I still had Prissy--who was a little old cranky girl (between 7 -8 yrs old) she didn't like any other ferrets (would hiss and bite if they came near her) I was very worried about her--but, I finally found a soup combination that she liked and she started to put on weight. She is still a small girl--but, she has a little bit of heft to her and her fur is beautiful. But, best of all--3 months later she has made friends (of my nice guys) and huggles and snuggles them--also sometimes she goes into a blanket and snuggles me.

Lila came in with a little maniac girl--I had them both at my house for a bit (because the shelter was overloaded) --but, we decided that Lila was too delicate to be adopted (just seemed to get emotionally stressed VERY easy) and didn't seem really bonded to the little girl--so, Tawni went to the Shelter to be adopted and Lila stayed with me. She is still really laid back--and still just seems sad --but, she loves her soup and snuggles with the nice guys.

Aria came into the shelter after being found by Animal control in N Attleboro--she seemed like a young, vibrant completley adoptable girl. We took her into the Vets to have her shots so we could adopt her out--and she went into an insulinomic crisis (none of us-even the vet, suspected she was insulinomic) after about 4 hours, we got her stable and she wasn't totally good for another week or so--she needed really close monitering --she is doing well now, but because she needs to be monitered so closely, she is staying with me (besides the fact that she bonded with Lila immediatley)

Baby Boy Polar Weasel and Mandi came into the shelter a coulpe weeks ago from the MSPCA--we were told they were biters, so they came home with me right away for rehab. Well, I'm not sure who decided that these two are biters, but whoever it is--has NO experience dealing with ferrets. They are a little nibbley00but I think that was more because they weren't used to being handled. They are both very lovable and affectionate- If I have the right material pants on, Mandi crawls right up my leg to my chest where she then smothers me with kisses. Baby boy is actually concerning to me--he looks young, but doesn't have the appropriate activity level--even if we can get him to play, he only does for a minute and then goes off somewhere to go to sleep.

Baby Boy and Lila will be going to the vet in the near future to be checked out--but, it's one of those JAR cases (Just Ain't Right) so.....

That's what is new here. On Saturday, we did a birthday party for an amazing little girl (no--we don't do birthday parties and the only reason we did this one, because of the little girl) she was turning 11--and in her invitation--requested no presents--that everyone give donations to us in luei of presents. (and now you see the kind of little girl she is and why we did a birthday party for her) it was fun and educational--and all of the girls were super respectful of the animals. Gives me hope for today's youth!!